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Law and Logic Assignment 1

The document identifies 3 statements from a legal document as being a major premise, minor premise, or conclusion. It explains the reasoning for identifying each statement in this way. The major premise lays down a general legal principle. The minor premise discusses a specific incident. The conclusion is derived from applying the major premise to the minor premise.

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Law and Logic Assignment 1

The document identifies 3 statements from a legal document as being a major premise, minor premise, or conclusion. It explains the reasoning for identifying each statement in this way. The major premise lays down a general legal principle. The minor premise discusses a specific incident. The conclusion is derived from applying the major premise to the minor premise.

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LAW AND LOGIC

ASSIGNMENT – 1

13TH APRIL 2021

Name – Tanisha Agrawal

Enrolment no. – 2019085

Section – B

Question: Identify the aforementioned statements as Major, Minor and Conclusion


Statements. Further, explain the reason behind so identification.

Statement 1: Anyone, who forcibly and against the owner's will enters upon the lands of
another is guilty of trespass and is liable in damages.

Answer: This statement is a major premise. The first proposition, because it contains the
larger term, is named the Major Premise, or literally the larger principle laid down.

Reason: In the abovementioned proposition, there is a larger principle laid down for the
people in general. The word “Anyone” at the start of the proposition indicates the same. Also,
there is no specific mention of an incident, meaning that this proposition lays down a general
principle. Hence, this is a Major Premise.

Statement 2: The defendant did upon a certain day and at a certain place, forcibly and
against the will of the owner, enters upon the plaintiff's land, etc.

Answer: This statement is a minor premise. The second proposition, because it contains a
smaller term, is named the Minor Premise, or the lesser statement laid down.

Reason: This proposition talks about a very specific incident. This proposition mentions a
smaller term which is “the defendant” hence it lays down a lesser statement instead of laying
down a larger principle applying to all. The proposition specifically talks about what the
defendant did on a particular day and particular location. Therefore, the proposition is a lesser
statement, and is a minor premise.
Statement 3: Therefore, the plaintiff was injured and damaged in the sum of X rupees and
thus, a trespass is committed to the damage of the plaintiff.

Answer: This statement is a conclusion. The third proposition, because it follows from the
Major and the Minor Premise, is named the Conclusion.

Reason: This proposition has been derived out of the major and minor premises as the
applicability of the principle laid down in statement 1 in statement 2 made us come to the
conclusion of statement 3. The defendant had forcibly and against the will of the owner
entered upon the plaintiff’s land. Now, according to the principle laid down in the Major
premise, the defendant was guilty of trespass upon the land of plaintiff and was liable for
damages. This implies that the plaintiff was injured due to such trespass, and there were
certain damages to be claimed by the plaintiff from the defendant. This clarifies that the
conclusion establishes a relation between the principle and the specific act committed, i.e.,
the major and minor premise. Therefore, it is a conclusion.

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